All posts tagged "firearms"
-
6.5KMassachusettsThe Boston Massacre: John Adams Saves a Soldier’s Life
On March 5, 1770, Matthew Kilroy shot Samuel Gray to death during the Boston Massacre. Kilroy had fought with Gray earlier, and...
-
8.6KPolitics and MilitaryHow Samuel de Champlain Started a War
Among his many accomplishments, which include founding Quebec City and mapping New France, Samuel de Champlain started a war. Born into a...
-
11.1KConnecticutJohn C. Colt, Samuel Colt’s “Bad” Brother, Commits a Macabre Murder
Too bad John Colt didn’t use one of his brother Sam’s revolvers to kill Samuel Adams in 1841. If he had, Samuel...
To Top
